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US 2024/0201211 A1Published application
Receptacle transport system for an analytical system
AssigneeGen-Probe Incorporated
InventorsRolf SILBERT, HongRan PENG, David Aaron BUSE, David H. COMBS
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Abstract
A method of delivering a receptacle to an instrument includes the steps of supporting a receptacle in a carriage, activating an electric motor to move the carriage between a first location and a second location of the instrument while the receptacle is supported by the carriage, applying a clamping force to the receptacle as the carriage moves from the first location to the second location, and releasing the clamping force from the receptacle as the carriage moves from the second location to the first location.
Claims29
A method of delivering a receptacle to an instrument, comprising:
- supporting a receptacle in a carriage;
- activating an electric motor to move the carriage between a first location and a second location of the instrument while the receptacle is supported by the carriage;
- applying a clamping force to the receptacle as the carriage moves from the first location to the second location;
- and
- releasing the clamping force from the receptacle as the carriage moves from the second location to the first location.
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